Imani Oakley Archives - New Jersey Globe

Payne wins re-election in 10th congressional district

November 8, 2022 8:29 pmNovember 9, 2022 5:21 pm

The New Jersey Globe projects that Rep. Donald Payne Jr. (D-Newark) has won re-election, easily defeating Republican David Pinckney in the solidly Democratic 10th congressional district. Payne’s father, Rep. Donald Payne Sr. (D-Newark), was New Jersey’s first-ever Black member of...

Payne, big winner in June primary, says his voters are energized to do it again

October 29, 2022 7:25 pmOctober 31, 2022 12:08 am

Rep. Donald Payne Jr. (D-Newark) won big in his June primary election – bigger than initially seemed possible for the congressman, long one of New Jersey’s more lowkey politicians. His 84%-10% victory over challenger Imani Oakley marked the reawakening of...

One of Payne’s opponents has dropped out

August 31, 2022 1:13 pmAugust 31, 2022 1:14 pm

Dorothy Jane Humphries has dropped her independent bid for a congressional seat against Rep. Donald Payne, Jr. (D-Newark) in New Jersey’s 10th district. A 33-year-old Jersey City resident and a registered Republican, Humphries had filed nominating petitions in June to...

Menendez, Payne ran strongest in Hispanic and Black areas

June 20, 2022 4:28 pmJune 21, 2022 12:08 am

When Port Authority Commissioner Rob Menendez and Rep. Donald Payne Jr. (D-Newark) won their respective Democratic primaries two weeks ago for dark-blue North Jersey congressional districts, they did so in landslides, with around 83% of the vote each. Menendez and...

Geography and ballot design shaped New Jersey’s congressional primaries

June 8, 2022 5:36 pmJune 9, 2022 12:06 pm

For those outside of New Jersey, the county line, in which party-endorsed candidates get a preferential spot on the primary ballot, can seem like an intimidating, almost mythical thing. County parties endorse whichever candidates they want – and then those...

Payne overwhelmingly wins renomination in 10th district Democratic primary

June 7, 2022 9:26 pmJune 7, 2022 10:53 pm

The New Jersey Globe projects that Rep. Donald Payne Jr. (D-Newark) has won the Democratic primary in the 10th congressional district, defeating challenger Imani Oakley. As of 10:53 p.m., Payne had 83% of the vote to Oakley’s 11%, with minor...

Good morning, New Jersey. The polls are open

June 7, 2022 6:00 amJune 7, 2022 3:15 pm

Good morning, New Jersey. It’s 6 AM and the polls are now open for the 2022 New Jersey primary election. Saying the polls are open comes with a big asterisk. In reality, people have been voting since April 23, when...